Hagerty High School 10th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Due: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – August 10, 2017
This assignment is to be done individually; it is the expectation of the teachers that each student submits work that is his/her own.
Failure to do so will result in an academic integrity infraction.
Standard Summer Reading Selection (Select ONE)
Honors & Gifted/Pre-AP Summer Reading Choices (Select ONE)
 Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
 House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
 Or any Honors option
 Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Part I - Theme: As you read your novel from the appropriate list, track ONE of the thematic concepts listed below in the form of a double entry journal. You
should have 5 entries that span the entire length of the novel when you are done. Each entry must be at least 150 words; type word count after each
entry. Your double entry journal needs to be typed and formatted according to the example below and contain all required information.
Thematic Concepts:
Discovering Identity
Good vs. Evil
Appearance vs. Reality
Isolation and Alienation
Individuality
Repression
Dehumanization
Abuse of Power
Technology
Relationships
Fate
Time
Growth and Initiation
Death
Example of double entry journal entry for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (please note word count does NOT meet requirements; yours must):
Thematic Concept, Quote, and Page Number
Fate: the Chorus states that Romeo and Juliet
are “star-crossed” Act I, sc. i
Relevance to Thematic Concept (NOT a summary of quote)
Fate (a power often vested in the movements of the stars) controls Romeo and Juliet. The mechanism of
fate works in all of the events surrounding the lovers: the feud between their families (the hatred is never
explained; rather, the reader must accept it as an undeniable aspect of the world of the play). Events are
not mere coincidences, but rather manifestations of fate that help bring about the unavoidable outcome
of the young lovers’ deaths (word count: 76).
Part II – Direct and Indirect Characterization: As you read your novel, choose ONE main character to track for direct and indirect characterization in the
form of a double entry journal. You should have 6 entries (3 for direct characterization and 3 for indirect characterization) that span the entire length
of the novel when you are done. You should have two pieces of paper for this assignment, one for tracking each type of characterization.
1. DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION - the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like.
2.
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION - the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words,
and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him.
Direct Characterization, Quote,
and Page Number
Sampson: Me they shall feel
while I am able to stand: and
'tis known I am a pretty piece of
flesh.
Act I, sc. i
Aspect of character trait being
developed (NOT a summary of
quote)
Sampson not only comes across
as proud, but also believes he is
quite good looking.
Indirect Characterization,
Quote, and Page Number
But, soft! what light through
yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the
sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the
envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale
with grief,
That thou her maid art far more
fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is
envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and
green
And none but fools do wear it;
cast it off. Act II, sc. ii
Aspect of Character being
developed (NOT a summary of
quote)
Romeo speaks of Juliet’s beauty